EFI Advances Award-Winning, BestColor Technology-Driven Colorproof XF Proofing and Production Solution


New Remote Proofing Configuration, Support for Current Pantone Libraries and New Printers Mean Greater Flexibility, Improved Productivity and Higher Accuracy for Customers

Foster City, Calif. - Nov. 19, 2007 - EFI (NASDAQ: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced significant advancements, including an innovative new configuration, of its award-winning BestColor® Technology-driven Colorproof(TM) XF proofing and production solution. To improve efficiencies, increase productivity, and deliver higher accuracy and greater flexibility for Colorproof XF customers as they communicate color, EFI has focused on remote proofing, support of newly launched printers and Pantone® Goe(TM) System support with Colorproof XF Service Pack 4, immediately available.

"We constantly examine the market and our customers' changing needs to deliver the solutions they need to achieve higher productivity, significant time-savings and greater profit potential," said Stefan Spiegel, general manager, Graphic Arts Solutions, EFI. "The integration of the most up-to-date Pantone Libraries and new printer drivers enhances our product free of charge to our customers, delivering high-value and advancements that drive their ability to print to win."

Awarded a coveted "Must See 'Em" award at the 2007 Graph Expo conference, and the 2007 BERTL's Best Award, Best Wide Format Prepress/Proofing Solution, Colorproof XF is designed for print and prepress professionals, publishers and creatives. Colorproof XF transforms inkjet and laser printers into powerful proofing and production systems and is renowned for providing customers with outstanding performance, color quality, flexibility and a highly intuitive interface. The XF Server on Mac OS X makes the system a complete cross-platform solution. With its client/server architecture and modular concept, Colorproof XF offers an unprecedented level of customization to fit print service provider's individual needs. Service Pack 4 delivers significant advancements free of charge to Colorproof XF customers deploying the latest version.

Introducing EFI Colorproof XF Satellite

EFI now offers a new configuration for customers working across multiple locations who have the sole and specific need to process, print and verify RPF (remote printing file) formats or "remote containers." Specifically designed for the task of remote proofing, with XF Satellite RPF are files that are sent to the remote proof job recipient to produce real remote proofs. XF Satellite packages installed in remote locations provide full flexibility in processing RPF files, and are dedicated to that function.

Pantone Goe System Support

EFI supports the new Pantone Goe System across its product line, in addition to EFI's already comprehensive support of Pantone Libraries. The direct path to Pantone from Colorproof XF delivers increased accuracy and flexibility across a wide range of print media. By incorporating the Pantone Color definitions into EFI Colorproof XF, EFI has enabled print service providers and graphic arts professionals to simply process print jobs containing Pantone Color separations and automatically produce a color-accurate output of the complete print job. Colorproof XF customers are more efficient and accurate, saving time by eliminating manual input of color definitions, and reducing inaccuracies in the final output.

Availability

EFI Colorproof XF including Service Pack 4 is available today from certified EFI dealers and distributors worldwide. Service Pack 4 is immediately available free of charge to current Colorproof XF v3.1 customers via Online Updater.

More information is available at http://www.efi.com/products/prepress/proofing/colorproof-xf

About EFI

EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital color print servers; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.

Contact:
Gayle LeDoux
EFI Public Relations
650-357-3938
gayle.ledoux@efi.com

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